Posts belonging to Category NBA D-League Assignees
Posted by Dakota Schmidt on December 18, 2012
September 19, 2005 was the date that brought the NBA Developmental League into the “modern era” because that was the moment that the NBA and NBA D-League really connected as one unit by allowing the NBA teams to assign their rookie and 2nd-year players to the D-League. Before that D-League players like Chris Andersen or [...]
Categories: D-League Digest, D-League Transactions, Dakota Schmidt, NBA D-League Assignees
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Posted by Gino Pilato on January 29, 2012
The most recent successful D-League rehabilitation stint can be found literally down the hall from the Los Angeles Lakers’ locker room, as the Los Angeles Clippers welcomed back Eric Bledsoe onto their roster. After a two game run with the Bakersfield Jam, Eric Bledsoe returns to “Lob City”, and now the Lakers will try their [...]
Categories: D-League Digest, Gino Pilato, NBA D-League Assignees
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Tags: Derrick Caracter, Los Angeles D-Fenders, Los Angeles Lakers
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Posted by Matt Hubert on December 7, 2010
Hold the Oscar Robertson comparisons, but through three games in the NBA Development League, Terrence Williams is averaging a triple-double. The New Jersey Nets made headlines and drew the ire of D-League buffs when they “demoted” the second-year guard/forward to the D-League’s Springfield Armor. Critics, including yours truly, said the move sent the wrong message [...]
Categories: D-League Digest, Matt Hubert, NBA D-League Assignees
| Tags: Avery Johnson, Dee Brown, New Jersey Nets, Springfield Armor, Terrence Williams
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Posted by Matt Hubert on December 3, 2010
Jonny Flynn, Terrence Williams, and Rodrigue Beaubois are three of the most unique assignment cases in NBA Development League history. All three assignments happened this week. It’s been that kind of season for D-League assignments. The 2010-11 D-League season tipped off 15 days ago. Already, 14 NBA players have been assigned to the D-League. Twenty-four [...]
Categories: D-League Digest, Matt Hubert, NBA D-League Assignees
| Tags: Dallas Mavericks, Jonny Flynn, Minnesota Timberwolves, New Jersey Nets, Rodrigue Beaubois, Sioux Falls Skyforce, Springfield Armor, Terrence Williams, Texas Legends
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Posted by Matt Hubert on November 24, 2010
We’re only one week into 2010-11 NBA Development League season, and yet we’ve already had six players assigned to the NBA. The two latest, Cole Aldrich and Ed Davis, were lottery picks in the 2010 NBA Draft. Along with the Rockets’ Patrick Patterson, there have already been three lottery selections assigned to the D-League this [...]
Categories: D-League Digest, D-League Transactions, Matt Hubert, NBA D-League Assignees
| Tags: Christian Eyenga, Cleveland Cavaliers, Cole Aldrich, Ed Davis, Erie Bayhawks, Gani Lawal, Houston Rockets, Iowa Energy, Oklahoma City Thunder, Patrick Patterson, Phoenix Suns, Rio Grande Valley Vipers, Soloman Alabi, Toronto Raptors, Tulsa 66ers
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Posted by Matt Hubert on November 9, 2010
The defending D-League champion Rio Grande Valley Vipers’ training camp just became more interesting. It was announced today that their parent club, the Houston Rockets, have assigned rookie power forward Patrick Patterson to the Vipers. Patterson was a 2010 lottery pick, drafted 14th overall by the Rockets as a junior from Kentucky. He finished his [...]
Categories: D-League Digest, D-League Transactions, Matt Hubert, NBA D-League Assignees
| Tags: Houston Rockets, NBA D-League Assignees, Patrick Patterson, Rio Grande Valley Vipers
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Posted by Matt Hubert on September 15, 2010
Projecting which first- and second-year players will get assigned to the D-League in the upcoming season is tough. There are a lot of different factors to consider on both the player and team side. If the team doesn’t see the value in utilizing the D-League as a development tool—and their are indications that several franchises [...]
Categories: D-League Digest, Matt Hubert, NBA D-League Assignees
| Tags: Avery Bradley, Byron Mullens, Christian Eyenga, D-League, Daniel Orton, Earl Clark, Eric Bledsoe, Hasheem Thabeet, Lance Stephenson, Latavious Williams, Pape Sy
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Posted by Matt Hubert on March 18, 2010
Aside from, you know, making money, the two main objectives of any D-League franchise are (or at least should be) to win games and develop players for the NBA. It seems like a Catch 22 scenario. You want your players to be as good as they can be to help you win games, but if [...]
Categories: D-League Digest, Matt Hubert, NBA D-League Assignees, NBA D-League Call-Ups
| Tags: Antonio Anderson, D-League Call-Ups, Garrett Temple, Houston Rockets, Kenny Hasbrouck, Mike Harris, Rio Grande Valley Vipers, Will Conroy
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Posted by Steve Weinman on February 26, 2010
I didn’t actually stalk Hasheem Thabeet. If memory serves, he consented to having a diminutive shadow on the night he became the second pick of the 2009 NBA draft (and seemed pleasantly reminiscent of the occasion when we chatted at the rookie photo shoot a month later). In any event, the 7-foot-3 rookie for the [...]
Categories: D-League Digest, NBA D-League Assignees, Steve Weinman
| Tags: Dakota Wizards, Hasheem Thabeet, Memphis Grizzlies, NBA D-League Assignees
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Posted by Steve Weinman on February 3, 2010
We’re about one more Brian Spencer-inspired post away from having to pay the Empty the Bench star royalties (of course, if he gets a percentage, joke’s on him). In any event, a recent email exchange with Brian reminded me of one of the most intriguing topics of conversation from my time at the Showcase in [...]
Categories: D-League Digest, NBA D-League Assignees, Steve Weinman
| Tags: Alex Del Barrio, Chris Finch, Daryl Morey, Houston Rockets, Joey Dorsey, Rio Grande Valley Vipers
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